Silver Medal, New York City, NY. 0000.999.4390

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 155.363
  • Diameter (in mm): 77

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1910
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Artist: Borglum, Gutzon
  • Issuer: American Numismatic Society
  • Maker: Medallic Art Company

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States

• Obverse

  • Legend: FOVNDED / IN / NEW YORK / MDCCCLVIII
  • Type: Nude male, standing with his back to the spectator, examining a portrait medallion which he is holding. In right field; in left field, signed .G.B.

• Reverse

  • Legend: THE / AMERICAN / NVMISMATIC / SOCIETY / PARVA-NE-PEREANT / MEMBER'S MEDAL / 1910 / engraved DWIGHT P. SPENCER - 1927
  • Type: A wreath of oak branches above and one of laurel below. A space is left below the laurel wreath for engraving the name and year of election of the member. In the center, a six-line inscription.

• Edge

  • Description: MEDALIC ART CO. N.Y. FINE SILVER

References

• Reference: Belden.60
• Reference: Johnson.22
• Reference: Miller.2015.27

Administrative History

• Identifier: 0000.999.4390
• Lot: 0000.999
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Spencer, Dwight P.

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined